Scientist

July 18, 2015

ya so not the type i envisioned

goto ebay and type in paper fan

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chinese-art-paper-handmade-oil-paintings-Fans-of-the-qing-dynasty-/281751459692?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4199b2176c

stuff along that lines is what i been thinkin, but smooth / no bends once open, prolly 90 deg sweep

though i admit i'll def be using DRE module to change lift values in a FAR module, only way that makes sense functionally to me

no idea if theres a decent way to do it in stock modules for stock aero

so prolly not a project youd want, so i prolly gotta gotta learn ksp animations lol

July 17, 2015

just thought of a new part today, seems like it fits your mod, but would likely require a plugin so you might not like

would be nice to have glider style wings that fold up, think of the paper fans

fits inside of fairings as you send it up, when you reach duna fairings protect it until you aerobrake off enough speed

then you jettison fairings, deploy the wings, the high lift to mass ratio of hang glider wings would serve better for the thin atmo

would need a plugin prolly as i dont think stock has any modules,perhaps ModuleControlSurface itys used on flaps

else DRE has a moduleanimate2value so could adjust lift from 0 to whatever is full but then thats a dependancy

dunno DRE license if itd let you pass out just that module

July 16, 2015

NOW it should work -.- flippin logged out n downloaded my own mod, sorry for trouble

first mod i bothered to hand out so first time usin kerbalstuff

interesting sidenote, while no teleporting, i can glitch it into a 'paused' animation

got panels to 1/2 retract, then pause, and rotor spinning em XD

reminded me i need to install dangit/entropy

but ya, no mid-anim-retract > teleport glitchyness

July 15, 2015

fixed link above sorry, for future ref its just a tag at end of link heh

had time to play around with the 2.5M panel, overall i love the mechanics, my only complaint would prolly be

when you extend the panels, the solar cells themselves 'stretch'

i know i'm just bein kinda .... about it, but its the kinda thing i notice

the other panels keep their shape as they 'unfold' while the new ones has an accual stretch to it

i would say add more folds to it, so the end result doesnt stretch a panel

then perhaps key the animation so start of opening is the faster speed,and ending is slowest

to keep the rotation of a 'pane' constant

feel free to hate on me for noticing

edit: got time to play with new mk1 model now, animations all look great

nly thing i noticed is cant retract/deploy mid animation anymore, have to wait for it to finish

i can live without that though, gj

July 15, 2015

Dr. Jet said:

Can you be more specific about what exactly your plugin does? SSPs use BOTH modules they have and their buttons should not be hidden.

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when using 2 ModuleDeploableSolarPanels you have 2 sets of numbers on right click menu of the part, saving issues, etc

the above mod provides a new ModuleSolarTracking (use it instead of the 2nd ModuleDeployableSolarPanel thats 0 chargeRate)

it inherits the stock module, does not hide buttons, changes nothing, just hides the 'useless' lines of power/sunexposure

since the module name changes, it looks to have fixed the saving issue

play with it, dont care what you do with it made it or me, just thought id toss it out to share and be nice lol

i was tempted to hide the buttons as well, merging function into 1 button set, but leaving it gives me flexibility

July 15, 2015

as for the solar panel issues, i wrote a mod (have to register to kerbalstuff now -.- or dif way to give to ya) that just changes module name and hides the extra 3 lines of 'useless' solar panel text on right click menu, looks to also solve your save issues (likely from module name change)

July 15, 2015

the shape of em is fine, but only reason i dont really use the hubs is the color, just doesn't quite fit, too....grey....seems like it should be white such as the plane parts

yay solar panel updates, time to retest

main reason i got the mod was solar panels and skycranes heh

edit: +1 for the service bay + solar panel part, but having 3 panels might cause more issue for tracking lol

upside they only need be single axis, downside the 120 deg seperation

July 13, 2015

for the MK1 (first) rotor panel, i like how you fixed the animations so now extend is perfect and jerk free, in any order

retract can still jerk it for the rotor module, any chance of cleaning that up?

edit: IMO the 'speed' the panels themselves deploy is way quick, about 1 sec, i wouldnt mind that being atleast 5 sec minimum

July 13, 2015

is there a mod that can be used with tweakscale, to give more info on the stats of a part after tweakscale changes them?

i'm trying to write custom configs for some parts, and i'm the type that would like to see every number that is effected

i've tried saving craft, launching/savegame, to view files and see what gets edited

right click menu shows resources, you can watch cost of vessel and with work get the change

but i cant find a way to see the rest, heatconduction, emmisives, tolerances, maxtemp, etc

if there is no mod or other way to see, perhaps add a partmodule that would list full stats in vab on rightclick?

July 11, 2015

was playing with the panels (granted was on kerbin surface) but

at 'noon' sun exposure says 0.38

at 'sunset' sun exposure reaches 1.00

seconds after hits 0

somethin sounds screwy and backwards, but stock modules so -.-

July 11, 2015

when using a part with 2 moduledeployablesolarpanel, such as dr jet chopshop 2 axis solar panels, the autodeploy module does not work, and exceptiondetector says it had an error in ToggleAutoDeploy

also to fix when theres 2+ (besides the above error) it should deploy all of the modules on the part, not just the first, so 2 axis panels can deploy correctly

July 10, 2015

got everything from there, found a few things i didnt have yet

anywhere else?

July 10, 2015

for afteburner, there is ToggleAfterBurner event, could you also add an EnableAfterBurner and DisableAfterBurner plz?

edit: enabling afterburner should also set throttle to max

normal engine operation is more efficiency, afterburners is literally dumping fuel into the exhaust for extra thrust

so nobody in their right mind should use afterburner without max thrust

that said i'm sure some nut would complain, so perhaps a KSPField SetThrootleMax = false

then if config sets true, it acts as i suggested, else works current way

edit: just realized throttle applies to all engines uh...

some way to max throttle / ignore throttle + set full while afterburner on?

edit: XD maybe some extra fiery exhaust effect while afterburner active

dont hate me for bein a thinker!

July 10, 2015

ooooo dat solar panel <3

July 10, 2015

ya like i said i added to both, been workin fine since, new crafts though each time, im not concerned with saves for a while heh rather expand my ksp to all it can be, then play a perfect game

July 10, 2015

id give it a big plus to tie in but i can also see some would dislike, shouldnt be hard to make it optional tie-in if keepfit provided

July 9, 2015

only if resource has a part path crossing a dock, else if you want it full cases then id say just a new mod, be simple, a dozen sound mods all do their little corner, dont clump IMO

as for docking sounds, might i suggest taking both vessels, moment before they dock, get mass/momentum, and size of the docking port, see how 'hard' it docks, and scale volume to that - asked in IRC andi was told you can got both vessels from onPartCouple

and docking port size also play arole in which sound is used (that can already be done with MM just have no suggestions what dock gets what sound)

possibly also split dock/undock sounds so its just the initial/final connection, current sound also has latching sounds, move to a 3rd file - this can let docking volume scale with impact, but keep volume of latching the same

July 9, 2015

for retractable parts (may need a new animation module) but could i request a low profile / retractable something be made, capable of using RPM cameras? preferably disabling video feed/just showing black when retracted

the cameras from hullcam (which rpm uses) can get blown off from aero sometimes, but arent low profile enough to justify making them imune to blowing off, as well a retractable camera shouldnt be effected from external heat (sunlight) as much - that 2nd bit can use DRE moduleanimation2value to adjust heat value perhaps, just some thinkin

July 9, 2015

dangit switched to stock profession/stars, entropy is still the old profession/customvalue (skilled etc)

will this still work for 1.0.4?

July 8, 2015

using what i pasted and works fine, not sure how yours is dif

July 8, 2015

ah far as realism goes, another mod called keepfit basicly simulates fitness in space, and the g forces that can be handled (both short term and long time durattion) before kerbal dies, basicly its simulating brittle bones - your mod does the classic G effects for vision etc that are more commonly known, would said effects ever be different when considering time spent in space such as keepfit does?

heart would do less work in 0G, and get weaker, so i would think threshhold would lower

point being, perhaps interface with keepfit, if available, and follow its numbers for influence?

could be a 2nd dll, only enabling keepfit effects if its installed

July 7, 2015

id like this to be in RPM as i play IVA only

July 7, 2015

ok so i'm one of the uh....silly people ....ya we'll go with that, that installs nearly every mod i can find

i go a step beyond, checking through every cfg/model/texture/etc, putting in different folders (yaya i dont complain when it breaks), renaming parts to a cleaner naming convention, custom MM scripts to correctly apply all modules where they should go, etc

basicly 100% custom install currently at 519 mods (counting parts pack as a mod, not just if a plugin)

and yes to date i have deleted 2836 cylinder tanks (yes i kept count)

i've gone through every forum post here (and went to their private sites)

i've checked all of kerbalstuff

i've checked curseforge

i've checked ckan

my question is what other sources are there to check?

i read about spaceport and supposedly it went away, i assume alot of content lost from it for good?;/

anymore database programs like ckan?

any people with private sites that refuse to post here/ckan?

i've had parts still work as far back as 0.21, i don't mind the effort to get .... parts

if its a broken mod / plugin, parts can still be used, i got a plugin from 0.23 still workin

a few people i've seen have been here for years and have massive sized backups

are they allowed (if i can convince) to send me that? or licenses say no? (again i dont complain when it doesnt work)

July 7, 2015

for the skycrane parts, could you switch ModuleAnimateGeneric out for BahaMutoD animated modules? (or atleast with MM cfg if mod installed), AnimatedEngine was made for cases like this, so engine is only on when deployed seeing thrust fire when its retracted is just ;_; (might need to adjust some names to fit it to the module)

love all the adapter parts and the solar panels

edit: had a few min so thought id throw this in for ya

@PART[dskycrane_mk1|dskycrane_mk1]:NEEDS[bDAnimationModules]:FOR[bDAnimationMuodules]

{

!MODULE[ModuleAnimateGeneric] {}

MODULE

{

name = AnimatedEngine

EngineAnimationName = deploy

WaitForAnimation = 0.95

}

only works if mod installed, else uses your default cfg

July 7, 2015

works on 1.0.4 but

either i'm smoking something or it is causing red/white/green spheres, about 1 meter diameter, to randomly spawn at collision locations

the spheres are unclickable and seem gfx effect only, do not collide, do not move, go away, etc

i was getting this every launch until i removed this mod, problem gone

wasn't getting this in 1.0.2, so think somethin happened, or perhaps a simple recompile needed

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